Shadow Minister for Environment

Daniel Andrews can’t even get rubbish collection right. Reports today that residents in two councils will cease to have their rubbish collected will have Victorians crying foul. Already one Victorian recycler has been forced to halt curb side rubbish and recycling collection from...

The Liberal Nationals will take a new approach to policing and community engagement. A Matthew Guy-led government will ensure Victoria’s major shopping centres have a visible police presence to facilitate community engagement and deter crime. If elected in November, the Liberal...

It’s taken the Andrews Labor Government eight long months to come up with a ‘taskforce’ to address a looming crisis it has known about since July 2017. Daniel Andrews’ and his environment minister Lily D’Ambrosio’s half-hearted approach to fixing the crisis in recyclable waste...

Daniel Andrews and his environment minister, Lily D’Ambrosio, have sat on their hands for 218 days as a growing crisis in the state’s waste collection and recycling sector continues. On 18 July 2017, China announced it would impose an import ban on certain types of plastic and...

The crisis in Victoria’s recyclable waste collection network has deepened as Daniel Andrews abandons the pleas of regional recycling companies for help to avoid potential job losses. The waste recycling collection industry in Victoria is on the brink of collapse after the...

We need to tackle this violent scourge of youth crime to keep Victorians safe. A Liberal Nationals government will complement our tough sentencing, bail and parole changes with a comprehensive plan to engage with young people in the community, particularly those who are at risk....

Less than 24 hours after Daniel Andrews announced a ban on shopping bags his own party has voted against banning shopping bags in parliament. The Liberal National introduced amendments in the Legislative Council to ban thin shopping bags. Both the Labor and the Greens voted...

Labor and the Greens today battle in Northcote with plastic bags. Daniel Andrews is no longer sandbagging Northcote, he’s plastic-bagging it. Once again, Labor is focussing the Victorian Government on salvaging their position in a single seat they are petrified of losing. Every...

Today, Peter Walsh and I announce a new shadow ministerial line-up that will sharpen our focus on the things that matter most to Victorians The Liberals and Nationals are focused on policies that will create good jobs for Victorians – jobs that offer more security and better...